Combination garment



Dec. 25, 1928.

H. E. BREWER COMBINATION GARMENT Filed D60- 15. 1927 gwuento'a PatentedDec. 25, 1928.

unrsn srA'rss HAZEL E. BREWER, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

COMBINATION GARMENT.

Application filed December 15, 1927. Serial No. 240,261.

This invention relates to body garments and the general object of theinvention is to provide a single garment which fulfills the requirementsof four separate garments, namely a vest, undershirt or waist, bloomers,a brassiere, and a girdle, and which fulfills these requirements in. amanner more efficient and satisfactory than they are fulfilled by fourseparate garments.

Further objects of the invention are to provide an invention whichreduces weight and bulk by eliminating overlapping of garments andsurplus clothing, which will provide a single garment which is formfitting so that there can be no bunched up clothing about the body andthus secure neater, smoother lines to the body and snugger fit tothefigure.

A further object is to provide a garment which will eliminate the usualelastic about the waist and hips commonly found in bloomers and girdles,thus reducing the unhealthful retarding of circulation caused by the useof tight elastic about thebody.

A further and most important object is to provide a garment which willnot bind and within which the body has perfect freedom of movement andparticularly which eliminates pulling down about the waist line which isthe case where garters are con nected to a girdle or corset, but it isso constructed that the strain or weight of supporting the stockings isplaced entirely on the shoulders. i I

Further objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein 2 1Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front of the combination garmentwith the brassicre unhooked;

Figure 2 is a rear view with the rear portion of the bloomers unbuttonedand hanging down;

Figure 8 is an inside elevation of the garment, the front and rearhalves of the garment being opened out and-the rear portion of thebloomers being unbuttoned;

Figure 4 is a detail view of the side placket;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the manner in which thefullness is secured for the rear portion of the bloomers.

Referring to these drawings, it will be.

seen that the waist or upper portion ofthe 15 termed of two sectiene,'16 and 11;

which are vertically stitched at one side as at 12, the other side beingopen but being provided with hooks and eyes or other fastening meansdesignated 13 whereby this side of the girdle, waist or brassiere may befastened. To the lower end of the section 11 there is stitched the frontportion 14 of the bloomers. These bloomers are, of course, made ratherfull, and the rear section of the bloomers which is designated 15 isstitched at its lateral margins to the lateral margins of the lowerportion of the'front section '14 along the line indicated at 16. Theupper half of the rear section however, is not so stitched, but the hemof this section is provided with button holes 19 whereby the upperportion of the rear section may be fastened up in place or unbuttonedand lowered as shown in Figure 2 or unbuttoned from the side. In orderto provide for the proper fullness of the bloomers at the crotch, thefront section 14 as shown in Figure 5 is provided with a relatively deepVcut 18 and the rear section 15 as shown in this figure is formed with astraight edge 19 which is stitched to the margins of the V-cut.

Preferably a flap 20 is provided at each placket which extends downwardfrom the vai.st or brassiere and which extends beneath the lateralmargin of the upper por- .tion of the rear section 15 when the latter isbuttoned up as shown in Figure 4.

- provide two upwardly extending tapering portions 22. tends below thewaist line of the rear section The suspender element 21 ex- 10 and isalso cut to provide two downwardly tapering or downwardly narrowingelongated webs or portions 23 to which the elastic garters 24 may beattached in any suitable manner. These garters 24 have snap clasps attheir lower ends or other means for engagement with the stockings. Itwill be seen that this lower portion of the suspender element is cut outatits middle 25 to provide these two downwardly tapering or narrowingportions 23. These portions 23 are entirely free of attachment but theportions 22 are stitched all around their margins to the section 10 at 26. The front 1.1 is also with e sue pender element 27 constructed in thesame manner as the suspender element 21 and having the two upwardlyextending and narrowing portions 28 which are stitched around theirmargins as to the front section 11 and the two downwardly extendingportions 29 which are entirely tree from the garment and which haveattached thereto the garters 24k such as previously described. Theportions 29 are separated by the upwardly extending cut 30 whichcorresponds to the upwardly extending cut 25. It will be noted in Figure3 that the width of the suspender element 21 between the mediallydisposed cut away portions is wider than is the case with the element27. Attached to the portions 22 and 28 are the connecting straps 31which arch over the shoulders as shown in Figure 1 when the garment isin place, andthus the whole weight ot" the garment is supported from theshoulders and. the downward pull oi the stockings is supported entirelyby the shoulders. Preterably the extremities of these straps areinserted. between the thickness of material 22 or 28 and the bodysection 10 or 11 and, of course, stitched to the body section and tothese portions 22 and 28.

It will be noted that these suspender portions 23 and 29 are widened tothe full width otthe waist line and attached at this point to thebrassiere. This gives additional strength to, the garment where, at thepoint called upon, it will stand a greater strain. From the waist lineupward the Suspender elements are tapered to the desired width. toreceive a narrow shoulder strap. These shoulder straps are at the top ofthe brassiere, thus causing the suspender arrangement to conform to theform fitting features of the brassiere and to add only the necessarythickness of'material through the body. The front and back of theSuspender arrangment' are the same except that the back has theadditional feature of extending downward from the middle ofthe waistline a sufiici'ent distance to prevent any gap be tween the back of thebrassiere and the back of the bloomers attached thereto. The wholesuspender arrangement with the detachable garters is so constructed thatthere a straight p ll from the shoulders to the garters and the gradualwidening of the suspender attachment from the shoulders to the waistline and from the garters to the waist line utilizes this pull to holdor urge into proper shape, the bust, stomach, abdomen and hips. In anygarment having a device for the purpose ot'supporting stockings, whichdevice consists of a narrow strip sewed to the body of the garment, the

pull that is exerted. between the shoulders and the garters will drawthe garment away from the body at the point where the strap is attachedto the garment, but the suspenderarrangement or hose supporter otthisgarment is widened to encircle the entire waist line and is sewed to thewaist line and the brassiere and thiscauses the pull between theshoulders and the garters to draw the garment in toward the body, makingit fit snugly and comfortably without pulling or binding at any point.This is a very im portant feature oi? my improved garment.

It is to be noted that in the bloomer portion of the garment, the topedge of the bloomers, both front and back, is to be out on the bias soas to give a little fullness about. the waist line and provide fullnessfor the hips and legs. There is no seam in the center, front or backwhich thuseliminates binding against the body of the wearer.

The construction oii'the crotch as shown in Figures 1 and 5 is such thatwhen the front and back are joined together they form a straight line asa petticoat, making it unnecessary to wear a petticoat except with thesheerest of clothing.

I claim 1. A body garment comprising a waist portion constituting abrassiere and open beneath the arm for the full length of the waistportion, said opening having means whereby the opening maybe heldclosed, bloomers having av front portion permanently attached to thewaist portion, said bloomers having a seat portion partly separated atthesides'trom the front portion of the bloomers andientirely separatedat the top from the waist, and su'spend'er elements attached to theinside facesof the front and rear oi the waist and extending upward fromthe lower end of the waist to the top thereof and out to provide twoupwardly extending webs and two downwardly depending Webs "for the frontand rear of the waist, said suspender elements at the waist band of thewaist having a width co-ter minous with the waist band measurement andsaid webs gradually diminishing from the waist line to the upper endsand having shoulder straps forming continuations thereof, the webs beingstitched to the waist throughout their entire extent, the depend ingwebs depending freely intothe bloomers and being provided with elasticstraps having hose engaging means.

2. A body garment comprising a waist portion constituting a brassiereand ter1ninat-ing at the waist, bloomers attached to the waist portionand having a seat section partly separated at the sides from the frontof the bloomers and entirely separated at the top from the waistsection, and suspender elements attached to the inside of the frontandback of. the waist and having a width at the waist line equal to thewaist line of the waist, said suspender elements being formed to providetwo upwardly extending webs for the front section and tween the rearwebs being shorter than the 10 out-away portions between the front webwhereby the seat of the bloomers may overlap the suspending element atthe rear of the waist.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 15 signature.

HAZEL E. BREWER.

